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Herbivore density and biomass in a semi-arid tropical dry deciduous forest of western India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2004

Sumanta Bagchi ,
Surendra P. Goyal  and
K. Sankar
Sumanta Bagchi
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India Current address: Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA.
Surendra P. Goyal
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India
K. Sankar
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India
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Abstract

Prey depletion is a major (but often neglected) factor driving the current decline of tigers (Panthera tigris L.) (Karanth & Stith 1999). Thus conservation planning for the tiger in a fragmented, human-dominated landscape requires reliable information on prey densities from various parts of its range. We report numerical and biomass density of six herbivores from the tropical dry-deciduous forests of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR, 26°N and 76°E), Rajasthan, India, where these are important prey for tigers (Bagchi et al. 2003).

Keywords

biomassdensitydistance samplingeco-developmentline transectRanthambhoretropical herbivores
Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , July 2004 , pp. 475 - 478
Copyright
2004 Cambridge University Press

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